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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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