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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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