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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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