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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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