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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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