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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning enable people all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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