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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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