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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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