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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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