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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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