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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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