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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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