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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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