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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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