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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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