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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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