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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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