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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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