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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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