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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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