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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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