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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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