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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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