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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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