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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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