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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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