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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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