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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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