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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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