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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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