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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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