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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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