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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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