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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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