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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What 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 educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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