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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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