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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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