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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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