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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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