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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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