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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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