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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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