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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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