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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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