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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies 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 attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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