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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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