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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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