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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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