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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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