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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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