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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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