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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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