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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition