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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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