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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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