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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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