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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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