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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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