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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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