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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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