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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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