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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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