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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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