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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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