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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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