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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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