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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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