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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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