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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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