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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about 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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