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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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