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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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