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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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