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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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