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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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