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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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