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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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