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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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