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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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