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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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