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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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