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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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