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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the key 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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