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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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