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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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