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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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