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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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