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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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