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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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