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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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