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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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