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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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