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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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