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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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