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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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