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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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