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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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