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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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