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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers 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 original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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