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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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