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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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