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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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