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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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