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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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