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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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