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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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