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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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