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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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