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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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