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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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