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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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