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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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