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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning enable humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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