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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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