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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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