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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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