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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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