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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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