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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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