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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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