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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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