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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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