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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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