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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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