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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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