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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the key 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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