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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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