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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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