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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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