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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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