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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the most important 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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