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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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