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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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