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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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