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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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