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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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