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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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