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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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