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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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