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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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