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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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