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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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