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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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