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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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