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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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