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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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