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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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