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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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