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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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