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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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