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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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