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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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