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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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