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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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