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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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