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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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