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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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