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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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