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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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