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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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