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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning enable students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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