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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning enable humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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