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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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