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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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