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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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