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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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