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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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