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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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