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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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