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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free 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 quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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