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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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