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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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