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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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