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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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