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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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