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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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