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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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