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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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