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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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