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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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