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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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