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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure 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 MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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