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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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