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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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