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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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