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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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