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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students 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 several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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