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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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