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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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