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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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