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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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