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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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