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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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