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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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