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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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