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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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