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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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