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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key 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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