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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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