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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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