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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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