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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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