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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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