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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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