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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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