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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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