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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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