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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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