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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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