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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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