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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major 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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