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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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