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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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