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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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