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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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