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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important 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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