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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education