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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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