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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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