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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning enable humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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