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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering humans all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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