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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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