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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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