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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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