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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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