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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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