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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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