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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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