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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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