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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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