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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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