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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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