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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes 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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