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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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