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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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