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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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