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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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