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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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