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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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