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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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