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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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