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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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