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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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