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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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