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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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