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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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