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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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