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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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