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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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