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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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