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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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