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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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