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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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