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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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