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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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