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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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