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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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