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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning enable humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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