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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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