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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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