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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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