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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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