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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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