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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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