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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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