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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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