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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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