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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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