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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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