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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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