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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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