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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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