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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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