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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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