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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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