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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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