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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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