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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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