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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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