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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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