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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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