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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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