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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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