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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning enable learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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