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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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