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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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