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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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