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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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