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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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