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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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