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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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