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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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