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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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