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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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