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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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