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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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