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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the interesting 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 discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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