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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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