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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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