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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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