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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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