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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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