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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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