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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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