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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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