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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. 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. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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