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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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