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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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