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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive these open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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