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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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