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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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