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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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