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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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