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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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