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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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