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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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