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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers 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 massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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