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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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