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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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