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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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