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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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