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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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