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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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