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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning enable learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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