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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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