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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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