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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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