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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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