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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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