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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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