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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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