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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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