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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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