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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews 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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