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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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