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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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