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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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