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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies 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 organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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