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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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