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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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