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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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