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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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