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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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