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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important 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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