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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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