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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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