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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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