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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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