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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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