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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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