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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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