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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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