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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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