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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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