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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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