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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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