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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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