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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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