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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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