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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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