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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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