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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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