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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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