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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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