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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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