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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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