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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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