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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business 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 educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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