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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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