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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important 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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