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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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