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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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