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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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