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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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