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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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