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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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