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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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