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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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