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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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