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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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