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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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