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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are 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 quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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