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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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