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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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