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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the 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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