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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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