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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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