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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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