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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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