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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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