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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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