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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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