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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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