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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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