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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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