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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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