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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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