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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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