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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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