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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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