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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take 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. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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