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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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