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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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