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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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