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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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