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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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