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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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