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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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