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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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