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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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