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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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