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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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