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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education