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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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