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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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