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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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