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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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