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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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