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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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