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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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