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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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