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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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