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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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