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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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