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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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