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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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