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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the key 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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