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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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