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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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