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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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