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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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