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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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