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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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