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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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