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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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