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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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