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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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