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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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