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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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