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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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