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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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