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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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