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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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