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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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