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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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