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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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