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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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