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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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