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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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