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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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