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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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