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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning enable students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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