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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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