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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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