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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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