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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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