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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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