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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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