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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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