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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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