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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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