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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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