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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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