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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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