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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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