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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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