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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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