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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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