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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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