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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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