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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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