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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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