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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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