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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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