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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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