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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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