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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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