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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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