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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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