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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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