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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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