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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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