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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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