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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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