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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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