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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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