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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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