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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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