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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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