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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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