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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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