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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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