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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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