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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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