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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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