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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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