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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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