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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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