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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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