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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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