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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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