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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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