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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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