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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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