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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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