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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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