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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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