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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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