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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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