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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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