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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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