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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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